# Gorkhpur Village, Bemetara, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bemetara, Durg 

# Gorkhpur

Gorkhpur is a village in Bemetara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491338**. The 2011 Census counted **427 people in 91 households**, the 159th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 427people (2011)
- 91households
- 78.6%literacy
- 491338PIN code

## Gorkhpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorkhpur is 491338.** Gorkhpur falls in Bemetara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491338
- Gram panchayatJanglpur
- Community development blockBemetra
- Census village code441886

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gorkhpur from nearby towns?

- Bemetara (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)115 km by road
- Bemetara (nearest town)45 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gorkhpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gorkhpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhirha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bemetra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gorkhpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 83% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gorkhpur

Of every 100 households in Gorkhpur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorkhpur · ■ Bemetara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****97%**

**41%

Television ****24%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gorkhpur?

■ Gorkhpur · ■ Bemetara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1480**

**974

Working population ****77.0%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 71.4% for women. 77% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 266 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 35 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bemetara

- Naurangpur444 people
- Birampur443 people
- Rampur443 people
- Ghoreghat428 people
- Khapri424 people
- Newaspur414 people
- Pandkidih401 people
- Marjadpur400 people

[All 187 villages in Bemetara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/bemetara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorkhpur?491338
- How far is Gorkhpur from Durg?115 km by road
- What is the population of Gorkhpur?427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorkhpur in?Durg district (Bemetara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorkhpur?78.6% (Census 2011)